Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1698894 Procedia CIRP 2016 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

The automotive industry is facing the fluctuation in demand regarding the variation and amount. Therefore the flexibility and changeability of an assembly line has to be calculable as well as the interaction between the assembly and logistics processes have to be considered in order to keep competitiveness.This paper proposes a generic method, how to make a strategic decision between flexibility/changeability, economic efficiency as well as assembly and logistics processes.

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